From the Nov. 2, 1923 Plateau Valley Voice front page--
"Legal Fight of the Cattle and Sheep Men
Bloodshed is feared, according to local federal officials, says the Denver Post, at the trial in Grand Junction on Nov. 5 of Ray Janes, Thomas and Frank Berry, William James, and 'Shorty' Chambers, prominent cattlemen of Rio Blanco and Moffat counties on charges of conspiracy to obstruct sheepmen in the lawful use of public lands."
My interest in the "cattle and sheep wars" stems from having a great uncle--a bit of a renegade (okay, he was 3/4 American Indian and 1/4 French--we think) who admitted he knew the names of the men who ran the herd of sheep off a cliff into Lake Fork Canyon near Gunnison, Colorado. He refused to identify by name any of the culprits, as some of them, according to my uncle, were still alive. We've often speculated that he could have easily been one of the culprits.
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Wow! Kind of neat to have such an interesting "character" in your family tree, isn't it?
He was amazing! I want to write a book about his exploits, including being shot near the heart and surviving, surviving a lightning strike, and surviving a 2 X 4 entering his torso. I'd have to write it as fiction, however, as no one would believe it as true. He lived to be 91 and was still walking a mile a day.
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